Stenciling says "6 & 7TH / PDE & 3RD" It's the only pink tie on this track.
this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2024
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It appears to have been painted after it was placed and after the track was laid. If you zoom you can see the paint does not run under the rails. Also there is paint on the rail clip that ties the rail to the sleeper. The bolted connection is called a fish plate I think.
That's a good point. I was wondering how I'd walked past this so many times and not noticed a hot pink railroad tie before. Looking closer, there is even a stray rock in the middle of the tie that also go painted pink, so I think it was pretty recent.